Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 541 - Water Conservancy Districts
NRS 541.100 - Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports.


1. Within 60 days after the entry of the decree incorporating the district, the Governor shall appoint a board of directors therefor in accordance with the petition. If the district includes land within more than one county, the representative or representatives of each county must be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the board of county commissioners of the represented county. No person may be disqualified to act as a director because that person is an officer, employee or stockholder of, or owner of land within, any irrigation or other district constituting a division, or part of a division, or subcontracting agency of the district, nor may any director for that reason be disqualified to vote or act upon any matter involving such irrigation or other district or subcontracting agency.
2. The Governor shall fix the terms of office so that not less than three of the directors first appointed after organization of the district shall serve until the end of the calendar year next succeeding their appointment, and the remaining directors first appointed shall serve until the expiration of 3 years after the end of the calendar year in which they were appointed. All succeeding terms of office must be for 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of office of any director, the Governor shall, upon the recommendation of the district or incorporated city, or combination of incorporated cities, or subcontracting agency, as the case may be, from which the director was appointed, appoint a successor to the director to hold office for 4 years. If the district includes land within more than one county, the representative or representatives of each county must be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the board of county commissioners of the represented county.
3. All vacancies in the office of director must be filled in the manner provided in subsection 2. Each director shall hold office during the term for which he or she is appointed and until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
4. An annual meeting of the board of directors must be held on a date to be fixed by the board and, in addition thereto, the board shall hold meetings at least quarterly on dates to be fixed in the bylaws of the district. A report of the business transacted during the preceding year by the district, including a financial report prepared by qualified public accountants, must be filed with the board of county commissioners of each county in which the district is situated on or before the date of the annual meeting.
[10:380:1955]—(NRS A 1959, 376; 1987, 1727; 1989, 1406)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 541 - Water Conservancy Districts

NRS 541.010 - Short title.

NRS 541.020 - Definitions.

NRS 541.030 - Legislative declarations.

NRS 541.040 - District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers.

NRS 541.050 - Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections.

NRS 541.060 - Filing of bond.

NRS 541.070 - Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified.

NRS 541.080 - Protesting petition; requisite signers; filing and objections; decree establishing district; place of business; dismissal of petition or proceedings; finality and conclusiveness of order; appeal; collateral attack.

NRS 541.090 - Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks.

NRS 541.100 - Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports.

NRS 541.110 - Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; copy of minutes or audio recordings; compensation.

NRS 541.120 - Quorum of board.

NRS 541.130 - Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees.

NRS 541.140 - Powers of board.

NRS 541.145 - Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects.

NRS 541.150 - Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors.

NRS 541.160 - Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods.

NRS 541.170 - Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners.

NRS 541.180 - Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B.

NRS 541.190 - Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C.

NRS 541.200 - Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D.

NRS 541.205 - Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E.

NRS 541.207 - Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions.

NRS 541.210 - Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies.

NRS 541.220 - Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court.

NRS 541.230 - Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien.

NRS 541.240 - Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments.

NRS 541.250 - Property exempt from assessments.

NRS 541.260 - Board may dispose of water under contracts.

NRS 541.270 - Liens to secure payment of annual installments.

NRS 541.280 - Board may create sinking fund.

NRS 541.290 - Powers of board in distribution of water.

NRS 541.300 - Contracts relating to electrical energy.

NRS 541.310 - Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure.

NRS 541.320 - Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order.

NRS 541.330 - Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States.

NRS 541.340 - Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections.

NRS 541.350 - Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness.

NRS 541.360 - Conduct of election; canvass of returns.

NRS 541.370 - Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition.

NRS 541.380 - Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts.

NRS 541.390 - Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice.

NRS 541.400 - Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment.

NRS 541.410 - Liberal construction of chapter.

NRS 541.420 - Conflicting laws declared nonoperative.